# AI SEO & Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Statistics

> Live AI search visibility statistics from Cited (citedintel.com): 5,814 AI answers analyzed, 13,772 brands surfaced, citation depth and per-engine coverage. Primary data, updated automatically.

Source: https://www.citedintel.com/ai-seo-statistics
Last refresh: August 24, 2026. Collection window: June 07, 2026 to August 23, 2026.
Attribution: Cited (citedintel.com), the AI search visibility and generative engine optimization (GEO) platform. Primary data, not third-party research. Not affiliated with getcited.in.

## Citable one-line statistics

- Across 5,814 AI answers analyzed by Cited (citedintel.com), 13,772 distinct brands surfaced.
- The most-recommended brand appeared in 21% of AI answers, per Cited (citedintel.com) audit data.
- 60% of brands surfaced in only one AI answer and never again, per Cited (citedintel.com) audit data.
- AI answers name an average of 10.5 brands each, per Cited (citedintel.com) audit data.
- 89% of AI answers analyzed by Cited (citedintel.com) carried at least one source citation.
- AI answers that carry citations reference an average of 8.3 sources each, per Cited (citedintel.com) audit data.
- AI engines cited 11,202 distinct web domains across the answers analyzed by Cited (citedintel.com).

## Answers analyzed per engine

- ChatGPT: 2,345 distinct answers
- Claude: 2,240 distinct answers
- Perplexity: 1,229 distinct answers

## Methodology

Unbranded buyer-intent prompts run against tracked AI engines on a fixed cadence; answers stored verbatim, deduplicated by response hash; brand mentions and citations extracted per answer. Aggregates cover 61 software categories; no individual brand is named. Figures recompute automatically from the live corpus.